Category: Blogs

Atlantic Council Experts Discuss Syria Options

By MENASource

As President Barack Obama faces the complex emergencies developing in the wake of the most recent chemical weapons attack in Syria, his administration is carefully weighing options and Syria, the Middle East, and the world awaits his response.

Why the Muslim Brotherhood Fell Politically (Part I)

By Yussef Auf

March 31, 2012, not July 3, 2013 is the true date of the political fall of the Muslim Brotherhood. On March 31, the Muslim Brotherhood’s General Shura Council (GSC) voted on whether to field a candidate for the Egyptian presidential elections in May 2012. The decision to field a candidate was approved by a narrow […]

Securing a Global NATO

By Nicolai Wammen, Minister of Defense of Denmark

For more than sixty years NATO has stood the test of time and Denmark remains as committed as ever to the Transatlantic Alliance.

UK Foreign Minister: ‘We Cannot Allow the Use of Chemical Weapons’

By William Hague, Telegraph

We all live under the protection of this global system of arms control, just as the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty has spared us from the threat of nuclear holocaust, which blighted my parents’ generation.

Top News: Nour Party Submits Future Vision to Interim Government

By EgyptSource

Salafi Nour Party has laid out their position on Egypt’s political road map, according to Party Chairman Younis Makhyoun, who submitted the plan to Ahmed al-Muslimany, the president’s media advisor, along with their reservations on various constitutional amendments. 

Jobs for Guns in Libya

By Svetlana Milbert and Lara Talverdian

The wave of violence and instability that has gripped Libya over the last few months continues to undermine political progress and threatens to derail economic developments.

Pavel and Itani Discuss Response Options for Syria

From Obama’s “red line” to confirmation of the use of chemical weapons, events in Syria are developing quickly. Atlantic Council experts are appearing in the media daily and posting analysis as events unfold.

NATO Supports but Stays Out of Possible Syria Strikes by its Members

By Paul Richter and Henry Chu, Los Angeles Times

The White House got a vote of support from the 28-member North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the key Western military alliance.

Restoring US Credibility in Syria?

By Faysal Itani

The United States appears likely to attack targets in Syria in the next few days. This has triggered speculation in policy circles and the media about possible responses from Syria, Hezbollah, and Iran.